Cabinet



Aug. 2, 1932. R. B. GALE: 1,869,805

CABINET Filed May 1.5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l TTTTTT EY Aug. 2, 1932. R, B GALE 1,869,806

CABINET Filed May 13, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 snninisszzusz; l Il |||I||s HIIIHHHHH mlllllmnu Rqy. glaze;

INVENTDR Patented Aug. 2, 1932 UNiTED V*s'lAf'rEs ROY B. earn, Aor Frasco,4 COLORADO' eAisINET Application iled May 173,. 1931. Serial No. 537,144.

The object of this, my present'invention, is the'provision'of a dispensing cabinet'for' soft tissue in lavatories, 1n which the tissue is removed from the cabinet in sheets, each sheet, `prior to its removal 1being treated to an antiseptic deodorant which has medical property and which is delivered only toV the under face thereof so that the same will not Akimpregnate the hand of the user when the sheet is removed from the cabinet. s

A further object is the provision of a cab1' net for this purpose divi-ded into two compartments, one having a` liquid antiseptic deodorant therein, the otherV having rolls, one

containingv a roll of soft tissue, othersV providing guides for the roll and one ofthe last,

named rolls having a valve to establish a communication with the deodorant container or receptacle to deliver a quantity of deodoi ant onto the paper that Ytravels over the 'said of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of thef applica-v tion, with" the understanding, however, that 'the improvement 'is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exactA showingA of the drawings nor to the preclse construction described and, therefore, such changes and modications may be made therefrom as do not affect the spirit of theinvention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims. In the drawings: 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. l Figure 2 is a sectional view approximately Y on the line2-e2 of Figure 3. l

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sec# Vtional view through the improvement.

Figure 4 is a sectional view approximate-f ly on the. line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure-5 is a plan view. p y

Figure 6 is a detail elevation with parts in section to illustrate the brake and feed mechanism. f v

vThe cabinet 1 -is preferably constructed of metal or of some other water-proof material. TheV cab-inet is of a size to be conveniently' hung on the wall of a lavatory next to the toilet seat. The cabinet is divided by a vertie cal partition 2 into a compartment 3 for the liquid-antiseptic deodorant and a compart` ment 4 for the roll of soft tissue paper and the delivery rolls for the .said paper. The tis-y sue 5 is divided into'sheets by lines of spaced perforations 6. 1

The deodorant chamber or compartment 3 has' an inlet opening at the top thereof which is normally closed by a screw cap 7' and thev i partition 2, adjacent to the bottom thereof, is provided with an aperture 8 that affords an outlet port for the'liquid--deodorant so that the same can flow into the compartment 4'. The iiow of' the liquid is permitted only at determined intervals, the port 8 being closed by a disc 9 which is arranged in the compart-' ment 4 and frictionally contacts with the partition 2. The disc is provided with an aperture 10 which, when brought into register with the port18, permits of the flow of deodorant into the bottom of the compart' ment 4 `and onto a rubber roll 11 that is fixed on V'a shaft 12 to which the valve disc 9 is also fixed.

VAbove the roll llthere is another roll 13, and the compartment 4, in a line with the com tactin-g peripheries ofthe rolls 11 and13, hasitsface 'provided with an outlet opening for the sheets of tissue 6. The opening isfindicated by the numeral 14 and on 'the lower wall provided thereby there is an-outstanding shelf 15 that affords a guide for the sheets of tissue. Y

' To one side of the roll 13 there is fixed on a suitable shaft 16 (j ournaled inbearings in the compartment 4) a combined feed and tissue sheet breaking roll 17. The rollV 17 is of a less diameter than the rolls 11 and 13. Above the roll 13 there is removably ournaled in suitable bearings the shaft 18 that carries a roll, around which there is wound the soft tissue 5. One of the bearings for the shaft 18 is indicated for distinction by the numeral 19 and is movable through one side of the compartment 4 and the cylindrical body portion thereof is hollow and has arranged therein a spring 20 to Contact with one end of the shaft 18 to force the said shaft into the second bearing 21 therefor, the last named bearing being fixed on the partition 2.

On the shaft 16 for the roll 17, at one end of the roll there is iXed a tooth 22 that has an angle side. Fixed on one side of the roll 13 there is a disc-like member 23 provided with diametrically opposite teeth 24, respectively. Journaled for free movement on the shaft 25 for the said disc 13 there is an arm 26, and pivoted on this arm there is a dog 27 that is designed to engage with either of the teeth 24. The arm 26 has an offset handle portion 28 received through a semi-circular slot 29 in the outer side of the compartment 4. On the end of the arm 26 journaled on the shaft 25 there is secured or formed` a finger hold 30. The arm 26 is influenced bya spring 31 to bring the handle 28 against the outer end wall provided by the semi-circular slot 29.

The top of the compartment 4 is open or has an opening therethrough which is closed by a. flanged cover 32, andwhereby access to the compartment 4 may be obtained to arrange a fresh roll of tissue therein or to arrange the shafts of the rolls in the bearings therefor.

In operation the sheets of tissue are guided between the rolls 13 and 17 and over the roll 11 which is a feed roll for the antiseptic deodorant. The handle 28 when 'swung through the slot 29 will impart a turning movement to the roll 13 and a like movement to the roll 17 which frictionally engages with the roll 13. However, when the handle 28 is swung to the center of the slot 29, or is given one-fourthof a turn the dog 27, engaging withy one of the teeth 24 on the member 23 will swing the finger 3 to cause the same to contact with the tooth 22 to stop the movement of the tissue between these rolls topermit of the sheet of tissue arranged between the rolls 11 and 13 being severed fro-m the remainder of the tissue roll. Thus the roll 17 is in the nature of a breaker for the sheets of tissue. The linger' only momentarily engages with the tooth 22, the further swinging of the handle 28 causing the finger to ride off of the said tooth and thus permitting bothy of the drawings and in the full lines in Figure 6. The sheet of paper received through the opening 14 and arranged between the rolls 11 and 13 will have its under face treated with a deodorant but the top of the sheet may be grasped by the operator without contactwith the bottom face of the said sheet and thus without impregnating his fingers with the deodorant.

My invention, it will be seen, provides a more sanitary means of cleansing after bowel vmovement than mere toilet paper will give.

The sanitary tissue is treated with a deodorant that is antiseptic, soothing and healing, regardless of its frequent use. The healing purpose of the deodorant is for those afflicted with hemorrhoids, leaving a feeling of cleanliness that toilet paper cannot possibly do. A deodorant that will readily absorb itself in a tissue similar to that of Kotex. The deodorant has a very peculiar cleansing effect. The tissue should be somewhat larger than toilet paper and of a thickness adequate to adsorbing a suii'icient amount of the deodorant for practical use. Toilet paper could, of course, be used first, then two or three sheets of deodorized tissue. The use of the toilet paper is not really necessary, merely use more of the deodorized tissue. The tissue remains dry and untreated until it is pulled from the container. The deodorant is evenly spread upon it, upon the bottom side, The top of the tissue is dry where the hand comes in contact with it.

The roll 13, it will be noted, is in the nature of a feed roll, the roll 17 is in the nature of a presser and stop roll while the roll 11 constitutes the deodorant feed roll as well as a guide roll for the detached sheet of gauze-like tissue. All of the rolls are in frictional contact with each other. Y

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A cabinet divided into two compartments, one containing a deodorant and said compartment having an opening communieating with the second compartment, the second compartment having a roll of soft tissue journaled therein, perforated to divide the same into sheets, rolls between which the sheets are directed, another roll journaled in the cabinet in conta-ct with one of the rst named rolls, an apertured disc providing a valve mounted with the last named roll for admitting the deodorant into the second named compartment when the aperture in the disc registers with the opening in the deodorant compartment, means on the shaft of one of the first named rolls for turning the latter to unroll the tissue, means operated by said turning means for momentarily stopping one of the contacting rolls to cause the severance of the sheets of tissue and for directing the sheets singly throughV the cabinet to cause the roll provided with the valve to contact with the under face of the sheet to impregnate the same with the deodorant.

2. A cabinet for delivering sheets from a roll of tissue and for treating the said sheets prior to delivery with a deodorant, comprising a feed roll, a presser roll in frictional contact therewith, a deodorant applying roll in frictional contact with the feed roll, the *feed roll and the presser roll designed to receive therebetween undetached tissue from the tissue roll, means for revolving` the feed roll for approximately one-half of its circumference, means operated by the feed roll when the same has been turned approximately onefourth of its circumference for stopping the rotation of the presser roll to cause a sheet to be severed from the gauze and means releasing the presser roll on the further turning of the feed roll to cause the severed sheet to be delivered between the feed roll and the deodorant applying roll partially through the cabinet.

3. A cabinet for the purpose set forth, divided into a deodorant compartment and into a roll compartment, said last named compartment having arranged therein a roll of gauze tissue, a feed roll forthe tissue, a'

press-er roll which contacts with the feed roll anda deodorant applying roll which also contacts with the feed roll, means'for` turning the feed roll approximately one-half of a revolution, means actuated by the feed roll when the same has been turned approximately one-fourth of a revolution for stopping the turning of the presser roll to permit of a sheet of gauze tissue being severed from the remainder of the tissue, means actuated on the further turning of the roll for delivering the tissue between the feed roll and the deodorant applying roll, means actuated by the turning of the deodorant applying roll for admitting a determined quantity of deodorant from the deodorant compartment into the roll compartment upon the deodorant applying roll and means for returning the presser roll stopping means to initial position without influencing the turning of the feed roll.

4. A cabinet for the purpose set forth, divided into a deodorant compartment and into a roll receiving compartment, which latter compartment is provided with an opening, a roll of gauze tissue removably secured in the roll compartment, a feed roll for the tissue, a presser roll in frictional Contact with the tissue and with the feed roll, a deodorant applying roll in frictional contact with the feed roll, a lug on the shaft for the feed roll, cam members fixed on the shaft for the presser roll, a cam on the shaft for the feed roll, ratchet teeth on the shaft of the feed roll, an arml journaled on said shaft and having dogs to engage with the ratchet, a finger carried by the arm, an operating handle for the arm movab-le through a semi-circular slot in one side of the cabinet, said finger, when the arm ,is operated tofturn the feed roll approxiapplying roll and partially through the opens ing inthe cabinet, spring means for return- 4ing the'arm to initial position without inuencing the turning of the feed roll and means operated by the turning of the deodorant applying roll for admitting deodorant from the deodorant chamber onto said roll.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

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